What ZIP codes does Minnesota use for mail and package delivery?

Minnesota (MN) operates within the 5-digit ZIP prefix range 550xx–567xx. Mail routed to state capital St. Paul and key regional centers such as Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester adheres to these official USPS boundaries.

Which telephone area codes are valid for Minnesota?

Minnesota is served by 7 active North American Numbering Plan (NANPA) area codes: 218, 320, 507, 612, 651, 763, 952. Synthetic telephone numbers for Minnesota use those area codes with a 555 exchange, which is reserved for fictitious use.

How many counties are in Minnesota?

Minnesota is divided into 87 counties, including major administrative regions such as Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka. Generated street addresses use those names.

What postal formatting conventions and addressing quirks are unique to Minnesota?

Twin Cities dual-core metropolitan addressing where Minneapolis numbered avenues run orthogonal to named streets while Saint Paul uses named street grids without numeric ordering. Extreme northern Angle Inlet / Northwest Angle exclave addresses requiring international border transit or boat/air delivery. All addresses generated on this platform format secondary unit designators (Apt, Ste, Fl) and street suffixes according to USPS CASS standards.

Are the Minnesota addresses generated on this page real places?

No. All street numbers, recipient names, and telephone numbers generated for Minnesota are entirely synthetic and randomized for software testing, database seed scripts, and form validation. They use Minnesota ZIP codes from public USPS data and real city names, but they do not correspond to real individuals or private residences.

Random Minnesota Address Generator

These addresses are randomly generated for software testing. They are not real people’s details: the street number, unit and recipient name are invented, and no record is checked for deliverability.

Randomly generated Minnesota mailing addresses for software testing, form validation and staging data. Each record pairs a real Minnesota city with a ZIP prefix that serves it and the county that city sits in, then adds a street number, a secondary unit designator and a recipient name that are invented.

Official Minnesota Postal & Geographic Reference Specifications

Geographic & Postal Parameter	Official State Specification	Standardization Reference
Postal State Abbreviation	MN	USPS Publication 28 & ISO 3166-2:US
5-Digit ZIP Prefix Range	550xx–567xx	USPS prefix-to-state assignment
Administrative Jurisdictions	87 Total Counties	US Census Bureau regional boundaries
Active Area Codes (NANPA)	`218, 320, 507, 612, 651, 763, 952` (7 total)	North American Numbering Plan Administrator
State Capital	St. Paul	US Census Bureau
Primary Time Zone	Central Time (America/Chicago, UTC-6 / UTC-5 DST)	IANA time zone database

Minnesota Postal Geography & Key Cities

ZIP codes and Sectional Center Facilities are derived from public USPS ZIP code data, area codes from the North American Numbering Plan, and county names from US Census Bureau records. Street numbers and recipient names are synthetic, and nothing is checked against an address-verification service.

Cities the generator draws from:

Minneapolis
St. Paul
Rochester
Duluth
Bloomington

Key Counties & Administrative Jurisdictions

County boundaries determine local sales tax jurisdictions in Minnesota:

Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Anoka County
Olmsted County

Minnesota Area Codes (MN)

Generated phone numbers use the area codes listed in the reference table above, paired with a 555 exchange so no number can reach a real line. Generate Minnesota phone numbers.

Postal Delivery Standards & Format Nuances in Minnesota

Twin Cities dual-core metropolitan addressing where Minneapolis numbered avenues run orthogonal to named streets while Saint Paul uses named street grids without numeric ordering.
Extreme northern Angle Inlet / Northwest Angle exclave addresses requiring international border transit or boat/air delivery.

Minnesota Address Examples in USPS Publication 28 Format

Residential Delivery Point:
100 Main St, Apt 4B Minneapolis, MN 55401-1204

Commercial / Multi-Unit Delivery Point:
Minnesota Logistics & Software Corp 500 Enterprise Way, Suite 300 St. Paul, MN 55101-4810

Frequently Asked Questions about Minnesota Addresses

What ZIP codes does Minnesota use for mail and package delivery?: Minnesota (MN) operates within the 5-digit ZIP prefix range 550xx–567xx. Mail routed to state capital St. Paul and key regional centers such as Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester adheres to these official USPS boundaries.
Which telephone area codes are valid for Minnesota?: Minnesota is served by 7 active North American Numbering Plan (NANPA) area codes: 218, 320, 507, 612, 651, 763, 952. Synthetic telephone numbers for Minnesota use those area codes with a 555 exchange, which is reserved for fictitious use.
How many counties are in Minnesota?: Minnesota is divided into 87 counties, including major administrative regions such as Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka. Generated street addresses use those names.
What postal formatting conventions and addressing quirks are unique to Minnesota?: Twin Cities dual-core metropolitan addressing where Minneapolis numbered avenues run orthogonal to named streets while Saint Paul uses named street grids without numeric ordering. Extreme northern Angle Inlet / Northwest Angle exclave addresses requiring international border transit or boat/air delivery. All addresses generated on this platform format secondary unit designators (Apt, Ste, Fl) and street suffixes according to USPS CASS standards.
Are the Minnesota addresses generated on this page real places?: No. All street numbers, recipient names, and telephone numbers generated for Minnesota are entirely synthetic and randomized for software testing, database seed scripts, and form validation. They use Minnesota ZIP codes from public USPS data and real city names, but they do not correspond to real individuals or private residences.

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Minnesota ZIP Prefixes

The first three digits of a ZIP code place an address within Minnesota. These are the prefixes assigned to the state:

551xx, 554xx, 558xx, 559xx

Which processing facility sorts a given prefix is set by the current USPS labeling list L005 and changes as processing is consolidated, so it is not reproduced here. Look up a ZIP prefix to see its state and generate ZIP codes inside it.